Asia Pacific – Page 3
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NewsKorean firms up order for 33 A350s
Korean Air has firmed up an order for 27 Airbus A350-1000s and six -900s, as it looks to recapitalise its widebody fleet.
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NewsMalaysian regulator says aircraft shortage ‘pressing issue’ as full recovery looms
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has identified aircraft delivery delays as a “pressing issue” for the country’s airline sector, as passenger traffic moves closer to a full post-pandemic recovery this year.
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NewsPAL sees strong financial, traffic rebound in 2023
Philippine Airlines enjoyed a strong rebound in 2023, as it relaunched routes and made investments in its future fleet.
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NewsTokyo lays out industrial rationale for new Japanese airliner
The Japanese government’s long-term plans for a new commercial airliner in the 2030s stem from challenges facing its aerospace industry, notably a relative lack of exposure to the important narrowbody segment.
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NewsDefinitive version of India’s Tejas takes step towards service entry
India’s efforts to recapitalise its fighter fleet have taken a step forward with the first flight of the production standard Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A fighter.
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AnalysisChina Eastern frets about geopolitics amid tepid international recovery
China Eastern Airlines was the only operator among China’s ‘Big Three’ – which also includes Air China and China Southern Airlines – to remain loss-making, despite China’s pandemic restrictions having been loosened for a full year.
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NewsAtlas Air adds second 777F for YunExpress flights between China and USA
US carrier Atlas Air and YunExpress are boosting cargo operations between China and the USA by adding a second Boeing 777-200 Freighter on a long-term charter agreement.
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NewsletterGreater Bay Airlines chief executive appointment reflects greater trend
The appointment of a new chief executive at a small carrier in Hong Kong might not have created many headlines this week, but it does offer another concrete example of a growing trend among the world’s airlines.
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AnalysisAirlines accelerate hiring of women to top executive roles from low base
The industry has been employing more women in the C-suite for some time now, but new data hints at the pace of change quickening after years of glacial progress, with positive steps continuing into the first few months of 2024
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NewsAirAsia boosts Southeast Asia connectivity, as Vistara operates 787s to Bali
Asia-Pacific airlines have beefed up route networks amid robust travel demand, with AirAsia, Jetstar Asia, Korean Air, and Tiger Air Taiwan launching new routes.
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NewsJapan looks to revive commercial aircraft development dreams
Japan is reportedly mulling plans that would revive its ambitions of developing its own commercial aircraft programme, a year after the previous home-grown effort, the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, was scrapped after repeated delays.
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NewsStrong holiday demand lifted Asia-Pacific airlines in February: AAPA
International air traffic in the Asia-Pacific continued to rebound in February, with airlines benefiting from a surge in leisure travel during the Lunar New Year holiday period.
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NewsCebu Pacific returns to profit as it closes in on record narrowbody order
Cebu Pacific has confirmed it is in the “closing stages” of negotiations for the order of up to 150 narrowbody aircraft, with a likely announcement “a month of two away”.
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NewsChina continues work on carrier-capable KJ-600 AEW&C aircraft
The airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for China’s next generation aircraft carrier is continuing with flight tests.
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Analysis‘Not just riding the wave’: after financial turnaround, Malaysia Airlines eyes year of ‘credibility’
As Malaysia Airlines’ parent Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) turns in a glowing financial report, it is keen to prove it is no one-trick pony, but that it has changed for the better.
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NewsBoeing starts work on MQ-28 production facility in Australia
Boeing has started construction of a facility in Australia’s Queensland state to produce the MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsTokyo eases defence export rules for GCAP
The Japanese cabinet will loosen the country’s strict defence export rules to accommodate international sales of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) to be developed with Italy and the UK.
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NewsAlliance cuts E-Jet disassembly numbers amid ‘significant demand’
Australia’s Alliance Aviation has reduced the number of Embraer 190 aircraft it will part out, amid what it calls “significant” demand for the regional jets.
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NewsAsiana bids farewell to its last passenger 747-400
The reitrement also marks the end of passenger 747-400 operations in South Korea.
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NewsSeoul clears production of first 20 KF-21s
South Korea has approved the initial production batch of the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter and moved forward on a purchase plan for a previously announced upgrade programme for the Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle.